Alletre

Trice

100

What are the main elements of the Martha Graham technique?

(list at least 3)

1. Contraction and Release
2. Spiral
3. Fall and recovery 
4. Floor work
5. Emotional expression
6. Core align, ent 
7. Groundedness
   
   

300

Name a well-known dance company/school/studio in the 30's-40's

List 3:

1. Denishawn School
2. Martha Graham Dance Company
3. Katherine Dunham Dance Company
4. Negro Dance Company
5. School of American Ballet

500

How did Katherine Dunham help reverse primitivism?

-Her technique was rooted in anthropological research

- She required her students to study the historical background, cultural context, and spiritual significance behind each movement. 

Leilani

100

Who was Katherine Dunham's main dance partner?

Vanoye Aikens

300

What is cultural appropriation?

Taking a culture/from a culture without proper education, respect, and understanding— usually distorting the original culture and its image.

500

What is primitivism ?

The Western idea that cultural dances outside of the West are primitive and when white people adapt the dances, they become ‘advanced and educated.’

Allure

100

Who are the Big 4?

Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Hanya Holm

300

What is radical dance?

A way of using dance to break rules, challenge traditions, and express bold or new ideas.

500

What is cultural exchange?

sharing ideas, traditions, values between people from different backgrounds